Travel information

The first public transport vehicles in Lublin were... the horse-drawn omnibuses. Nowadays, 290 buses and 108 trolleybuses are in use of the 12 trolleybus lines, 59 bus lines and 3 night service lines. The public transport in Lublin organisation, Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego ZTM Lublin (Public Transport Authority) served 123.000.000passengers in 2017.Lublin is one of approximately 350 cities in the world that have a trolleybus system. In Poland, trolleys are available only in 4 cities: Tychy, Gdynia, Sopot and Lublin. For the passengers' safety, most of the vehicles have the surveillance cameras installed inside.

Zero emission policy

One of the main issues of the ZTM policy is an environmental protection by increasing the Lublin residents’ awareness of the public transport benefits. Thanks to the modernizations, ZTM Lublin has reached 30 per cent level of zero emission vehicles.

Bus operators

There are 4 bus operators that provide services for ZTM Lublin:

MPK Lublin – 337 vehicles (108 trolleybuses and 229 buses),

Warbus – 33 buses,

Lubelskie Linie Autobusowe (Lublin Bus Lines) – 10 buses,

Irex – 18 buses.

The biggest carrier is MPK (Municipal Transport Company Lublin) Lublin Ltd., with a market share of over 80%. They have been present on the city streets since 1929.

Trolleybuses

Lublin is one of three cities (Gdynia and Tychy) in Poland where trolleybuses are operating, with the largest trolleybus network. The first trolleybus ride took place on July 21st, 1953. All of the trolleybuses are low-floored and zero emission policy adapted.

Transport accessibility/Improvements

For people with disabilities convenience, most of the vehicles have a special button installed next to the door which once pressed, calls the driver immediately. The driver helps to get on and off the vehicle. Also, the vehicles have the special seats provided for pregnant women, older and disabled people and a special space for the baby trolleys or the wheelchairs.

Plan a journey

To check the schedule, go to the next bus stop or visit ztm.lublin.eu. Free phone applications are also available, such as jakdojade or mobileMPK.

Fares & payments

The normal. 30-minute ticket price is 3.20 zł, the reduced price one costs 1.60. For who is entitled to get the free and reduced, see the municipal and statutory entitlements.

Please take note that if you have no valid ticket, you will be asked to leave the bus, show your ID to the inspector and pay a fine (in cash immediately or in a 14 days period in the Customer Service Office of the Public Transport Authority in Lublin, ul. Nałęczowska 14, open from Monday to Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ). If you refuse to give your personal details or are not willing to pay a fine, the inspector is obliged to call the police or other law enforcement authorities and hold you until the arrival of the police or other law enforcement authorities. For more regulations, go here and here.

History

For the full history of ZTM Lublin, go to their website here. For the MPK Lublin history, click here.

Statistics for July 31st, 2018

about 770 bus/trolleybus stops in the area of Lublin

over 200 ticket stores, offices and machines for the travelcard purchase

35 ticket machines in the city

68 passenger information dynamic screens

99% of the vehicles are low-floored

268 (67%) air-conditioned vehicles

281 (70%) vehicles with a ticket machine (63 with cash and credit card payment, 118 with only cash payment)

Lubelski Rower Miejski (Lublin City Bike) provides an alternative, ecological and a fast way of transport. There are 951 rental bikes and 96 stations located in Lublin and Świdnik. From the beginning of April to the end of November city bikes are available on a 24/7 basis.

It is very simple and cheap.

First 20 minutes are always free. The only fee is the initial one, it costs 10 PLN (you can pay eg. via bank transfer). The first hour of the rental costs 1 PLN. Second - 3 PLN, third and every consecutive one - 4 PLN.

Hiring a bike. Go to the terminal, press “Rent”, provide your mobile phone number and PIN and follow the instructions on the screen. The bike you have chosen is released automatically. If you are secured with a cable lock – unlock it with the code provided.

Returning the bike. All you need to do is to walk your bike and put it into the electric lock. Do not worry – the sound and signal indicates you have returned the bike. If there are no stationary locks available, use the cable lock provided to attach your bike to any loop on the rack or any other bicycle and then change the numbers on the lock. In such case, proceed to the terminal, press “Return” and follow the instructions on the screen.

To hire a bike, use a special terminal located nest to the every bike station or scanning a quercode via application Nextbike (free to download and available for the Android, iOS and Windows users).

Special tourist lines

Gutek is a Jelcz 272 Mex, also called as „a cucumber”. In 1971-1983, this bus served as a public vehicle. As originally, the bus exterior is red with the cream finish features. It is more than 10 metres long, has two doors and can carry 81 passengers (28 seated and 53 standing).

Ziutek is one of the MPK-owned old Soviet ZIU trolleybuses. At the 55th anniversary of the trolleybus system in 2008, a tourist line served by this vehicle was put into operation. The remodelled version has some tables between seats and a bar unit inside and can accommodate 22 people. The vehicle features some air brushed graphics of the City Hall and a Lublin’s symbol, Cracow Gate. It also carries the promotional slogan "Discover Lublin".